The Union Government has recently released tax devolution to the state governments in which Karnataka got Rs 6,498 crore, which the Karnataka Congress leaders have argued is low compared to other states.
Former Congress MP and Karnataka's deputy CM DK Shivakumar's brother, DK Suresh speaking to media on Wednesday talks about Congress performance in J&K and Haryana assembly elections.
Congress leader and former MP DK Suresh slammed BJP MLA Muniratna, who allegedly hurled casteist slurs on the Vokkaliga community and its women, emphasising that while the BJP may tolerate Muniratna's behaviour, the Congress party will not stand for disrespect towards women and marginalis
Congress leader and former MP DK Suresh on Sunday questioned Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy for supporting BJP MLA Munirathna, who allegedly hurled casteist slurs on the Vokkaliga community and its women.
Chaluvaraju has alleged that Munirathna threatened him by saying, "What happened to Renukaswamy will happen to you." He claimed that the MLA had demanded a commission in connection with a contract.
Former Congress MP DK Suresh on Saturday demanded the dismissal of BJP MLA Munirathna and an apology from the BJP after a viral audio clip surfaced, allegedly featuring Munirathna using abusive language and threatening a Dalit contractor and his wife.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar, hinted on Wednesday that he may contest the Channapatna assembly bypoll, and said that he has a "debt" to repay to the people of the constituency.
Senior Congress leader and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Tuesday that he expected the party to win more than 14 seats but the people "have given a message" as the party managed to win only 9 seats in the state in the Lok Sabha elections.
As the counting of votes is underway, the latest trends suggest that Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, and the Leader of Opposition of the outgoing Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, are among those high-profile candidates heading for a big loss.
Kumaraswamy said that DK Shivakumar and his brother DK Suresh were behind the release of Prajwal Revanna's pen drive. Kumaraswamy accused Shivakumar of hatching the conspiracy of circulating the videos in public and then setting up the SIT to probe into the matter.
Speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence, he said, "Kumaraswamy and some BJP leaders had information about Prajwal Revanna's pen drive before anyone else. They are trying to blame it on DK Shivakumar to save themselves."
In an interview with ANI, Manjunath said, "If you look at the mathematics of the 2019 elections, the sitting MP of Congress (DK Suresh) had won that seat. So, in 2019, it was JD (S) supporting Congress and the BJP was contesting solo. Despite contesting alone, the BJP candidate secured 6.7 l